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KUER’s award-winning interview show explores the world through deep thinkers who host Doug Fabrizio asks to think even deeper. Join writers, filmmakers, scientists and others on RadioWest: A show for the wildly curious.
Location:
Salt Lake City, UT
Description:
KUER’s award-winning interview show explores the world through deep thinkers who host Doug Fabrizio asks to think even deeper. Join writers, filmmakers, scientists and others on RadioWest: A show for the wildly curious.
Language:
English
Website:
http://radiowest.org
Email:
radiowest@kuer.org
Episodes
The Real History of the American Gunfighter
7/3/2025
The Wild West has been the subject of much mythologizing in American culture. But for all the fantasy, at least one figure was real: the gunfighter.
Duration:00:50:30
Joseph Smith — The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet Pt. 2
7/2/2025
Much of the Joseph Smith story turns on this question: Did he really discover golden plates? Historian John Turner says no, but he doesn’t dismiss what came next.
Duration:00:50:30
Mike Lee Wants to Sell Public Land. Some Conservatives Say No Way.
6/26/2025
Utah Senator Mike Lee wants to sell off public lands in the West, but after fierce bipartisan opposition to his plans, he’s been forced back to the drawing board.
Duration:00:50:26
Joseph Smith — The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet
6/25/2025
There’s a new biography of Joseph Smith, and author John Turner’s approach is new in the world of books about Mormonism’s charismatic founder.
Duration:00:50:30
Sen. Mike Lee — Constitutional Scholar or Online Edgelord?
6/19/2025
Minnesota lawmaker Rep. Melissa Hortman was murdered on June 14. The next day, Utah Sen. Mike Lee wrote on X, “This is what happens when Marxists don’t get their way.”
Duration:00:50:30
The Heat Will Kill You First
6/18/2025
Jeff Goodell knows a thing or two about the climate crisis. He’s been writing about it for years. But it didn’t become personal until the heat nearly killed him.
Duration:00:50:30
When Dinosaurs Came to the Dinner Party
6/12/2025
During the 1800s, the Victorians had the natural world pretty much figured out, or so they thought. Then a 12-year-old discovered the first dinosaur tracks.
Duration:00:50:30
The Case for Utah as the Next Battleground State
6/11/2025
Last week, we discussed the possible revival of the Utah Democratic Party. Long time political observers told us that would take some heavy lifting. The political consultants and influencers Gabi Finlayson and Jackie Morgan are up for the task.
Duration:00:50:30
The Long Decline — and Possible Revival — of Utah Democrats
6/5/2025
Utah Democrats minted a new leader in Brian King over the weekend. But with the party relegated to the political margins in a state dominated by a Republican supermajority, some are wondering if anyone can turn its fortunes around.
Duration:00:50:30
Robert Macfarlane on the Lives of Rivers
6/4/2025
Is a river alive? That’s the animating question in Robert Macfarlane’s new book. And if the answer is yes, and rivers are living things, what do we owe them?
Duration:00:50:30
What Turns Siblings into Stars?
5/29/2025
Some families seem to have the secret code to sibling success. How else to explain how an Olympic athlete, an award-winning novelist and a successful entrepreneur could all be raised under a single roof? The journalist Susan Dominus set out to answer this puzzle.
Duration:00:50:30
Why It's Still a Good Idea to Keep a Notebook
5/28/2025
These days, you might type ideas into the Notes app. But that’s just a testament to the importance of history’s real creative titan: the humble notebook.
Duration:00:50:30
Great Salt Lake and the Politics of Patience
5/22/2025
A recent article co-published by The New York Times and The Salt Lake Tribune raises the question of whether or not, as Great Salt Lake continues to dry up, the political will to save the lake is likewise evaporating. If so, what can be done to reinvigorate it?
Duration:00:50:30
The Real-Life Succession Drama In The Murdoch Media Empire
5/21/2025
HBO’s “Succession” bears a strong resemblance to media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his children. But in a stranger-than-fiction moment, the show may have also influenced the actual Murdoch family — and its future.
Duration:00:50:30
Death and the Afterlife with Sebastian Junger
5/16/2025
Sebastian Junger is no stranger to death. He covered the war in Afghanistan for years. But it was a medical emergency that brought him face to face with dying — and an afterlife.
Duration:00:50:30
Craig Childs' Quest to Find the Darkest of Dark Skies
5/14/2025
For many people, the night sky is an afterthought, especially if you live in a big city, where all the artificial light drowns out the stars. But the nature writer Craig Childs wants to help us rediscover the dark heavens and consider what they show us about who we are and where we fit in the universe.
Duration:00:50:30
A Local Guide To Living — And Landscaping — In Harmony with Nature
5/8/2025
Spring is brief in Utah, so there isn’t much time to get your garden and landscape dialed in for the year. To help, we brought sustainable landscape designer Daryl Lindsey back into the studio for some ideas on how to make our yards more beautiful and resilient before summer sets in.
Duration:00:50:04
What We Get Right (And Wrong) About The Bible’s Most Controversial Ideas
5/7/2025
Here’s how many debates about contentious societal issues stall out: someone declares, “because the Bible says so.” End of story. But what does the Bible say?
Duration:00:50:30
QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family
5/1/2025
You’d think that certain bonds couldn’t be broken by different beliefs, even strongly opposed convictions. But some conspiracies are just that powerful.
Duration:00:50:30
Does Utah Have the Right Stuff to Build its Way Out of the Housing Crisis?
4/30/2025
The new book "Abundance," by journalists Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, argues that blue-led cities struggle with housing more than red-led cities. We'll spend the hour asking local housing experts how Utah and Salt Lake City are doing.
Duration:00:50:30